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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1898.289
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Boat on a River
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
19th century
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/299595

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Brown ink, brown wash, and white gouache over black chalk on off-white antique laid paper, framing line in black chalk
Dimensions
11 x 13.6 cm (4 5/16 x 5 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower right, brown ink: HS. F.
  • inscription: verso, lower left, brown ink: 357
  • inscription: verso, lower center, purple stamp and brown ink: L. 2130 [with accompanying inscription] 490. (John Witt Randall Collection at Harvard College)
  • inscription: former mat, lower left, graphite: Herman Saftleven?
  • inscription: former mat, lower center, graphite: Amstel? Fec. / It does not agree with Nagler pieces under Ploos
  • inscription: mat, lower center, graphite: 19 cent.
  • inscription: mat, lower right, graphite: 490. / 40. [crossed out]
  • watermark: none

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
John Witt Randall, Boston, MA; bequest to his sister Belinda L. Randall, 1892; gift to Harvard University, 1892.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Accession Year
1898
Object Number
1898.289
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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